(mathematics) The measure or degree to which a knot is complicated, i.e., a knot's complexity; the number of times that it is necessary to pass one part of the curve of the knot projected upon a plane through another in order to untie the knot.
bellowsmaking
bluestockings
bluestockings
noun
plural of bluestocking
bookbinderies
bookbinderies
noun
plural of bookbindery
booksellerish
booksellerish
adj
(rare) Characteristic of a bookseller.
booksellerism
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
breaststroker
breaststroker
noun
(swimming) A person swimming using the breaststroke.
breaststrokes
breaststrokes
noun
plural of breaststroke
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breaststroke
checkerboards
checkerboards
noun
plural of checkerboard
clothesbasket
clothesbasket
noun
A basket for holding clothes to be laundered.
constablewick
constablewick
noun
(obsolete) The district to which a constable's power is limited.
fibrinokinase
gobbledegooks
gobbledegooks
noun
plural of gobbledegook
gobbledygooks
gobbledygooks
noun
plural of gobbledygook
housebreakers
housebreakers
noun
plural of housebreaker
housebreaking
housebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into another person's house with unlawful intent.
verb
(animal training) present participle of housebreak
jabberwockies
jabberwockies
noun
plural of jabberwocky
lobachevskian
lobachevskian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1792–1856), Russian mathematician.
Of or related to hyperbolic geometry, which was developed by Nikolai Lobachevsky.
mountebankish
mountebankish
adj
Like a mountebank; using or suggesting quackery.
mountebankism
mountebankism
noun
The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.
nonshrinkable
nonshrinkable
adj
Not shrinkable.
overbookishly
overbulkiness
pawnbrokeress
pawnbrokeress
noun
A female pawnbroker.
pembrokeshire
pembrokeshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
postbreakfast
postbreakfast
adj
After breakfast.
probasketball
proboscislike
proboscislike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a proboscis.
skateboarders
skateboarders
noun
plural of skateboarder
skateboarding
skateboarding
noun
the act of riding on a skateboard
verb
present participle of skateboard
stockbreeding
stockbreeding
noun
The breeding and rearing of livestock.
subbookkeeper
thrombokinase
thrombokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme that converts prothrombin into thrombin during the clotting of blood